The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-18
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Found for tholsailway uorror-A Drunken
Engineer amt Defective Air.israkes.
ST. TnoxAs, OSr., July 16.-It is now
ascertained that the victims ofthe railway
accident Of yesterday number twelve, az
follows: Mrs. X. smithers and child, MIS-.
s. Frame and child, s. G. sealand and
child, Mrs. J. Boyle and three children,
Engineer D onnelly and Herman Pouns.
ford, who died this morning from bis in
iuriea. 'l,s 4 4 Z, ,s 4 l4i 'isI', q
Mrs. 8. q. sealand Ia probably fatally
injured. In addition to those already re-.
parted injured nre the following: Mrs.
MeGinnis, abGdlv burned and ankle
sprfined; Mrs. Throw, cut on face and
bufned; Alderman Cochran, both banda
singed /; A. Muaeelman, neck burned Mr..
Mckinney, instep bruised and bone OF
loot broken; D. McNichol, hands severe.
ly burned; Samuel Bowlley, fireman,
hands burned; Conductor Matlock,
hands burned; R. Sanders, hands burned !;
II. Smith, bruised and Burned w. CAL
colt, hands, face and arms scalded; +.
Queen, head, wrist and neck burned !:
Odnel Wood, badly bruised hand, back,
neck and shoulder burned; Oscar Allen,
wrists and hands scorched w. F. Martin,
badly burned about hand and face; T,
Comfort, both hand burned while trying
to save Herman Pouneford; Perry Van
Houghton, Michigan Central engineer,
both hands burned; T. l.. Hoyt, OF the
Michigan Central railroad, both hands
burned; Alexander Austin, OF the Grand
Trunk roam, engineer, shoulder dislocated:
Fireman Thomas Robinson, badly burned
about the head John Mcleod, face and
handsscorched; Harry Bsvis, legs burned ;
L. Bennett, both hands burned; Fireman
VIM. Foose, badly burned about face and
hands; Mr.. Gardner, badly injured in the
shoulder and side; Mr.. Prettyman, run
oytr by hose.reeI, and hurt about the
thigh, side and arms; Superintendent Al
bert Hutton, Of the st. Thomas Cemetery
Improvement, hands badly burned; L.
Ferguson, burned about the head and
bruised; Blackami!h Forbes, Of the Mich.
igan Central road, burned about the face
and hands; ]. q. Mccall, run over by
horse, ono Of his legs broken and be was
also burned about the head and body:
MI. Blumtelt aud Miss Clark were knocked
down from the force OF the explosion, and
both were severely bruised and eighty
butnsd; John McKellar, burned on
back OF neck and head; William Reith,
arm severely burned and other wise
scorched; William Joyce, engineer OF the
Grand Trunk road, severely burned on
back and hands; United States Consul
Allan Francis was run over BY 6 hose-cart
and seriously injured about the head; Ed
Moore, hands and iacs acorched; tho
|seven.year.oid daughter Of William LETTERS,
eeVerely burned about tho hands and
lace; Nelson Godsley, blacksmith, burned
on the face snd head Dugald Sinclair,
both ears burned; Thomas Dohersy,
printer in the Journal Office, hands, ears
and neck badly. burned; Mr.. Newcombe,
badly burned shout neck and cara; w. H.
Donaldson, cara and neck scorched:
Robert Edgar, Air Line fireman, hands
burned; a. Chudley, shoemaker, badly
bruised by being run over BY hoas.reel;
Mira. Arthur Mckinnis, scorched about
hands and face. n .2y,s.
George and frankie Cattley were on
Railway atreet at the time OF the e1plo-
sion. The clothing OF both lada took fire,
and It is feared that they are fatally burn
ed, their faces, hsnds and bodies being
terribly scortched before their clothing
could be extinguishsd. -,;;.@.s'
A little boy named Whissell was severe
| ly burned. Deputy Regigtrar Clark was
badly burned shout the neon and other.
wise hurt. W. W. Disher, in endeavofing
to escapo st the; time of the explosion,
tripped and fell, severely cutting one Of
hia legs. j. W. Mckay, feuit-dealer, re-
ceived a severe out on the knee. Barney
Reece, fireman, was badly burned about
the neck and back. William Barclay, fire.
man, VIVA scalded about the back and chin
and badly bruised. William Morris,
fireman, was badly, burned about the
hands and back. James Foley, fireman,
was severely burned all over the body.
William Palmerstpn, Superintendent Of
St. Shomas Street Railway was struck BY
a plank and thrown twenty feet. Miss
Alice Cabot had the side Of her face
scratched. Dan Mcafahon had his feet
and legs badly burned. James Barry, feet
and lega badly burned. Mrs. William E.
Hogafth VEG struck and run over by q
hose-reel and received a bad cut in The
eye and left leg, and was badly bruised
Mr.. Fairbrother was badly burned on the
neck. Charles Crowley had his esrs and
back burned, and his vest was burned
from hia back. George Ackermork had
both hands and neck scorched. Us
The total number Of casualties reported
up to this tilne Is fully one hundred. No
further deaths have been reported. It is
almost impossible to learn how the injured
are progressing. ia.agf5 L. rs
An Investigation will be held in regard
10 the cause OF the accident. It ID report.
ed that the engineer had been drinking,
but it is claimed the main cause OF the &C.
cident was.the failure OF the airbiskea to
work. The trsek ia now clear, and the
wires will be in working order shortly.
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